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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1907
Page
2
The piece discusses looming local elections and the allure of office despite low pay, noting primaries and mass meetings have framed candidates. It reflects on presidential campaigning psychology, bond debates for road building, and urges voters to inform themselves and vote their judgment.
Senator Simmons says he will resign as soleas of the State Democratic executive committee, closing a period of service marked by the 1889 campaign victory and the 1900 effort to reduce black political influence. His retirement as chairman does not end his influence on party affairs.
Andrew J. Stone in Scribner's argues the large brown bears of the Alaska peninsula are among the world’s largest flesh eating animals. He claims bears exceed lions in size and strength while noting they are not as ferocious as often believed and that meat makes up only a small part of their diet.
A prize portrait by Seymour Thomas faced scrutiny as the family deemed earlier attempts not lifelike enough. After finishing a living likeness, the doctor’s wife recoiled at seeing herself in the image calling it uncanny. She later asked for a less lifelike version, but Thomas declined, noting changeable sitters and wary families.
A damaged fragment recounts Judge Pettengill’s stern exterior concealing a kind heart and a humorous exchange with a drunken prisoner who pleads for probation, insisting he is sober while clearly intoxicated.
Small towns struggle with emigration as young men seek city opportunities. Families ship money to urban shops via mail orders, hurting local merchants and leaving streets empty. Elderly residents remain while babies grow, yet prospects for homegrown business fade.
Public ad extolling Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Catarrh remedies. Emphasizes known composition, natural ingredients from American forests, and glycerine as extraction agent. Warns against substitutes and touts cures for indigestion coughs and mucous membrane diseases with claims of safety for women and children.
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